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Khed Rjhkkr Sn Rtbbddc khedrjhkkr RstcdmsrMddc 6 snrtbbddc Ʉ*'' /$*)Ʉ*!Ʉ (" Ɲ. Ʉ3 -$. .Ʉ/*Ʉ '+Ʉ *0-Ʉ/0 )/Ʉ- +- Ʉ!*-Ʉ/# Ʉ 'Ʉ*-' -*(Ʉ/# Ʉ ./Ɲ ''$)"Ʉ$/0 .Ǎ -$ . 4Ʉ-ƆɄ$(Ʉ'(*- 7 Life Skills Students Need to Succeed Written by Dr. Tim Elmore Excerpts published with the permission of Growing Leaders. All Rights Reserved. For more information, visit www.GrowingLeaders.com 47100_GL_Values_1_Cover_Habitudes Cover 9/10/13 2:37 PM Page 1 HABITUDES® #1 IMAGES THAT FORM LEADERSHIP HABITS AND ATTITUDES Each of us influences those around us. Sociologists tell us the most introverted of people will influence 10,000 others in an average lifetime. So how do you influence others? Do you even think about it? Do you make a difference in the world you live in? How do you add value? Habitudes furnishes images that teach you leadership truths. They will enable you to wisely influence your world. Images stick. Images illustrate. They carry layers of reality. You’ve heard HAB it before: a picture is worth a thousand words. Check this book out, and see if you don’t agree. You’ll learn about… The Truth of the Iceberg...The Starving Baker...The Fun House Mirror…and more. This book is part of a series. We believe leadership is a 360-degree proposition. The leadership journey begins with self-leadership. We must lead ourselves before we lead anyone else. Next, we learn to lead up—in relationships with those over us. Then, we learn to lead and influence those around us. Finally, we lead those under our care. May these images illuminate your journey. What Others are Saying… “N o one teaches leadership better than Tim Elmore. This series is a must read.” I John C. Maxwell, author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership “Tim Elmore has done it again. This book is fresh and goes straight to the heart. Tim teaches T ® leadership so clearly, no one could miss it.” Zig Ziglar, author and motivational speaker HABI T U DES “ The power of word pictures has been captured in excellent form by Tim Elmore. This is a dynamic tool to aid in the leadership crisis facing our culture.” Travis Holdman, President, U ] Community Bankers Association, Indiana IMAGES “H abitudes is not just a book—it is an incredible tool that will enlighten, educate, encourage, THAT FORM challenge and call out leaders. I have worked with students and athletes at major universities DES for almost twenty years, and this is what I have been waiting for! Tim Elmore has created LEADERSHIP the one resource that has the greatest potential to impact any university. Do yourself and your students a HUGE favor—use this!” Clint Purvis, Chaplain, Florida State University HABITS & “ Habitudes is outstanding! When great communicators want to make a point they often paint ATTITUDES a picture. Tim has taken this idea to the next level by creating an entire gallery of memorable images that will help all of us be better leaders. I can hardly wait for the next installment. Thank you Tim!” Mark Miller, Vice-President, Training & Development, Chick-fil-A, Inc. SELF-LEADERSHIP OF Dr. Tim Elmore is founder and president of “Growing Leaders.” He is committed to ® A VALUES BASED RESOURCE BASED VALUES A develop the next generation of leaders, who know how to influence their world. Tim has [ worked with students for over 30 years, most of that time next to John C. Maxwell, BY ART leadership author and founder of the Injoy Group. Tim is the author of THE several books you can find at: DR TIM www.GrowingLeaders.com Book design: jeffrey b ELMORE gribble/INDUSTRY www.designindustry.com IMAGE ONE [ THE ICEBERG ] 47100_GL_Values1_Text_Layout 1 10/2/13 4:38 PM Page 8 47100_GL_Values1_Text_Layout 1 10/2/13 4:38 PM Page 9 IMAGE ONE [ THE ICEBERG ] The Iceberg The iceberg represents your leadership. The 10% above the water is your skill. The 90% below the water is your character. It’s what’s below the surface that sinks the ship. An iceberg is an interesting picture of the first rule of leadership. There’s more to it than meets the eye. Most of an iceberg is below the surface of the water. You probably remember the awesome story of the Titanic. (Maybe you saw the movie!) The huge and unsinkable ship received five iceberg warnings that fateful night of April 14, 1912, just before it went down. When the sixth message came in during the wee hours of the next morning: “Look out for icebergs,” the operator wired back, “Shut up! I’m busy.” These were his last words over the wire before it all happened. Exactly thirty minutes later, the great vessel—the one whose captain said even God couldn’t sink—was sinking. Hundreds of passengers and crew were drowned. What was the problem? They forgot the truth about icebergs. What they saw above the water couldn’t have sunk the great ship. Unfortunately they forgot that most of an iceberg is below the water line. They underestimated the power of the iceberg, and overestimated their own strength. What an accurate description of so many leaders today. The iceberg is a great picture of leadership because so much of our influence comes from qualities we can’t see on the outside. It’s stuff below the surface. I estimate 90% of our leadership is made up from our character. And, our character is the sum total of our: • Self-discipline (The ability to do what’s right even if you don’t feel like it) • Core values (Principles you live by that enable you to take a moral stand) • Sense of identity (A realistic self-image based on your gifts and personality) • Emotional security (The capacity to be emotionally stable and consistent) page 1 47100_GL_Values1_Text_Layout 1 10/2/13 4:38 PM Page 10 Many people make it into the limelight, and neglect their character. Your skill may get you to the top—but it’s your character that will keep you there. If you don’t have strong character, you will eventually sabotage your leadership. You can only fake it so long. We learned this in the 1980s when so many religious televangelists fell morally. We learned it again in the 1990s when many politicians fell morally, including our president. We learned it again during the first decade of the new century when corporations such as Enron, WorldCom and Tyco committed moral crimes and pro athletes were taken to court due to lack of character. You’d think we would have learned our lesson...but we didn’t. As we entered the second decade of the 21st century, we heard stories of Tiger Woods cheating on his wife multiple times and Lance Armstrong cheating on his sport by taking performance-enhancing drugs. What’s worse is, many of these people then lied about it all. My explanation? The iceberg. Weak character may begin when we are young, with lying and cheating on tests. It eventually takes the form of fraud, sex crimes, robbery and scandals. The Wall Street meltdown that came to light in 2008 is still affecting business in America today. The financial crisis we experienced was not due to a skill problem. It’s a character problem. The scandals all happened in spite of the new legislation to combat corporate crimes. In other words, we didn’t learn our lesson from Enron, back in 2002. We’ve had no moral compass. It didn’t start with our generation, though. About a hundred years ago, a boy grew up in Europe. His father’s given name was Alois Schicklgruber. As a teen, he never learned about character. His parents never taught him right from wrong, so he began to come up with his own ideas and values. His father put him down when he talked about becoming a priest, and laughed at him when he spoke of being an artist. He was never valued, nor taught values. One night, he heard his mom and dad argue about moving away. Believing they hated him, he suspected they’d leave him behind. In anger, he put up an emotional wall and never let anyone get close. He later ran away. This boy grew up to be a man. The man became a leader. You know him as Adolf Hitler. History proves that Adolf Hitler was a great leader, but he wasn’t a good one. He failed to use his influence well. His skill and charisma were huge. His character was horribly flawed. He sabotaged himself—but not until he had slaughtered more than six million innocent people along the way. Leadership skills are important, but it does no good to develop your skills at the expense of your character and integrity. For instance, it would be easy to think that the mortgage banking industry is merely about finance, interest rates and accounting. While those elements are important, they are only the tip of the iceberg. The vast majority of that industry—or any industry for that matter—is about trusting people. It’s stuff below the surface. The lesson? We must lead ourselves well before we try leading others. Those who live among icebergs remind us there is such a thing as an iceberg with very little below the surface, like a floating ice cube. Most of its mass is up top, as though it is upside down. It’s called a “whistler.” You can always tell “whistlers” from other icebergs. They constantly drift, and they make a lot of noise. Sound familiar? page 2 47100_GL_Values1_Text_Layout 1 10/2/13 4:38 PM Page 11 The bad news about icebergs is that it’s what’s below the surface that sinks a ship.
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